• Sponsors Panel Discussion on Energy Storage Technologies
• Leclanché CEO, Anil Srivastava, Participates in Global CEO Roundtable on Serving Needs of Energy Partners

NEW YORK and YVERDON-LES-BAINS, Switzerland, April 4, 2016 – As part of its ongoing strategic plan to introduce its energy storage solutions in the North American market, Leclanché will be serving as a Summit Partner at the Bloomberg “Future of Energy Summit” beginning today through April 5 at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in New York City.

The Future of Energy Summit is the premier invitation-only forum at the nexus of energy markets, industry and policy. The Global Summit is held in New York City with two regional Summits in London and Shanghai.

As a Summit Partner, Leclanché will host a themed breakfast panel discussion on the energy storage market on the morning of April 5th. The panel participants, which will include Leclanché CEO, Anil Srivastava, will examine the fastest changing and largest markets for energy storage technologies. Later that morning on April 5, Mr. Srivastava will also participate in a Global Industry CEO session which will review how major equipment, technology and service providers will be assessing how the needs of their key partners are changing and how are they evolving to support them.

Anil Srivastava, CEO of Leclanché, said: “We are very pleased to be a Summit Partner for this year’s Bloomberg ‘Future of Energy Summit.’ This is an important event for Leclanché as we have begun to make important inroads into the North American energy storage market. As a fully-integrated, energy storage and battery manufacturer operating on a global scale, we are among just a handful of companies that can offer a wide range of energy storage solutions for homes, small offices, large industries, electricity grids, as well as hybridization for mass transport systems which are well-suited for the North American market.”

About Leclanché

Headquartered in Switzerland, Leclanché SA is a leading provider of high-quality energy storage solutions designed to accelerate our progress towards a clean energy future. Leclanché’s history and heritage is rooted in over 100 years of battery and energy storage innovation and the Company is a trusted provider of energy storage solutions globally. This coupled with the Company’s culture of German engineering and Swiss precision and quality, continues to make Leclanché the partner of choice for both disruptors, established companies and governments who are pioneering positive changes in how energy is produced, distributed and consumed around the world. The energy transition is being driven primarily by changes in the management of our electricity networks and the electrification of transport, and these two end markets form the backbone of our strategy and business model. Leclanché is at the heart of the convergence of the electrification of transport and the changes in the distribution network. Leclanché is the only listed pure play energy storage company in the world, organised along three business units: stationary storage solutions, e-Transport solutions and specialty batteries systems. Leclanché is listed on the Swiss Stock Exchange (SIX: LECN).

SIX Swiss Exchange: ticker symbol LECN | ISIN CH 011 030 311 9

Disclaimer

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Contacts Leclanché

Media Switzerland /Europe:

Thierry Meyer

T: +41 (0) 79 785 35 81

E-mail: tme@dynamicsgroup.ch

Media North America:

Henry Feintuch / Ashley Blas

T: +1-914-548-6924 / +1-509-494-4053

E-mail: leclanche@feintuchpr.com  

Media Germany:

Christoph Miller

T: +49 (0) 711 947 670

E-mail: leclanche@sympra.de

Investor Contacts:

Anil Srivastava / Hubert Angleys

T: +41 (0) 24 424 65 00

E-mail: invest.leclanche@leclanche.com